Adjusting to the Mise-en-Scène

Nine nonfilmmakers – artists out of place – make one in 48 hours

"...name Emerald Lovejoy with the Kitty Kitty Bang Bang burlesque troupe; Tasha Lawson, a principal dancer with Tapestry Dance..."

July 13, 2007 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Coming Next Week

Nine people who have never made a film make one in a weekend

"...and editor; Tiffany Love, Miss Emerald Lovejoy in the burlesque troupe Kitty Kitty Bang Bang; Tasha Lawson, a principal..."

July 6, 2007 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

TCB

Flashing back to the origins of Emo's, peering inside the Broken Clock Cabaret, and celebrating Juneteenth with a heapin' helpin' of blues

"..."This year we've added a guy in drag, another burlesque number, and we've made the puppets bigger," he says...."

June 15, 2007 Music Column by Christopher Gray

Luv Doc Recommends: Republic of Texas Rally

Congress Avenue, Thursday, May 31, 2007

"...as well as performances by Big Star and Sideshow Burlesque and the girls from Coyote Ugly. After taking it..."

June 1, 2007 Column by The Luv Doc

Inner Worlds We Inhabit

Denise Prince Martin's photographs transport us to places within where the unspoken waits

"...of women: a diva in a doughnut shop, a burlesque queen on a picnic table, a housewife in a..."

May 25, 2007 Arts Feature by Clayton Maxwell

Trickster

Vortex Repertory Company's latest production, about those weaselly mythological misfits who pull pranks and break rules, Trickster, is an extravaganza

"...shaky, a theme that's a bit sardonic or even burlesque, and staging and costumes that are very elaborate. Bonnie..."

Jan. 19, 2007 Arts Review by Patti Hadad

Ring, Rip, Rent

Ring Rip Rent, a new play by Martha Lynn Coon, shows us a future where women who have violated society's sexual mores are confined, classified, and treated

"...ach-cent, the production strikes sparks. The two skillfully evoke burlesque character types and deftly advance the scene from innuendo..."

Nov. 3, 2006 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Fats Waller

"...major Hollywood musicals, Hooray for Love and King of Burlesque. All that and "Ain't Misbehavin'," too? "You Must Be..."

Oct. 20, 2006 Music Review by Marc Savlov

After a Fashion

What is keeping Stephen inside six nights a week, glued to the boob tube? And why would anyone want to go waaaaaaaay down south? Answers within.

"...outdoor runway, while DJ F* provides visual projection. Intermission burlesque show and VIP wet bar by the Peacock Lounge...."

Sept. 29, 2006 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

After a Fashion

Stephen gets all artsy and somehow manages to not even get any on himself. He also encourages men to wear fewer clothes.

"...Orleans – bordellos, voodoo, funk, and jazz with contortionists, burlesque, and card readers abounding. I've never seen the Austin..."

Aug. 11, 2006 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Peaches

Live shot

"...every bit of her raunchy grime raps and raucous burlesque bits. The 39-year-old Canadian siren, once known as Merrill..."

Aug. 4, 2006 Music Review by Austin Powell

Austin Power and Light

A guide to 10 new companies that are charging up Austin's theatre scene

June 16, 2006 Arts Feature by Elizabeth Cobbe

The Glory of Living

As staged by Hyde Park Theatre, Rebecca Gilman's 'The Glory of Living' walks a tightrope between offensive slurs and comical jabs over solemn social issues

"...For the first half, Hood and Kling communicate this burlesque affection for one another in between their scams. In..."

March 31, 2006 Arts Review by Patti Hadad

TV Eye

Billed as 'a new spin on drama,' the drama of 'Rollergirls' is limited to the petty arguments of whiny women having trouble getting along, because, well, you know how women are

"...not drawn in by what I perceived as the burlesque aspect of the scene that relied on titillation rather..."

Jan. 20, 2006 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

New Year, Old Films

Mid-20th-century must-sees: Part I

"...wants to be a ballerina but ends up in burlesque, leading to one of the archetype-defining scenes of American..."

Dec. 30, 2005 Screens Feature by Louis Black

Unwittingly?

"...Camel brand. With free cigarette giveaways and scantily clad burlesque dancers, Austin Music Hall was transformed into a Vegas-style..."

Nov. 4, 2005 Postmarks

Luv Doc Recommends: Extravagasm Fantasy Ball

Buffalo Billiards, Saturday, October 22, 2005

"...performances by local acts like Kitty Kitty Bang Bang Burlesque, Satan’s Cheerleaders, and Whips for Tips – exactly the..."

Oct. 21, 2005 Column by The Luv Doc

Aztlan Underground

In 'Aztlan Underground,' Aztlan Dance Company again shatters Latin dance stereotypes, twirling the pieces and making a mosaic of its own contemporary style

"...latest show, Aztlan Underground. He's not referring to the burlesque boot-shifting but the footwork. It's the rhythmic heel pounding..."

Aug. 19, 2005 Arts Review by Patti Hadad

The White Ghost Shivers

Record review

"...Central Market and the strip club Crazy Lady. The burlesque angle is easy, as Hokum if You Got 'Em,..."

July 1, 2005 Music Review by David Lynch

Out There

Reviews and reports from SXSW Film and Interactive 05

"...Pictures head who started out selling candy in a burlesque house at age 12 and went on to become..."

March 18, 2005 Screens Feature by Nora Ankrum

Old San Francisco Steak House

Rounding up the Austin steak house scene

"...That's right, folks, like something straight of an old burlesque show, the girl in the swing flies and twirls..."

Jan. 14, 2005 Food Feature by Rachel Feit

Luv Doc Recommends: Extravagasm II Fantasy Ball

Parish, Saturday, October 16, 2004

"...feast your eyes on the Kitty Kitty Bang Bang burlesque show, enjoy fashion/fetish vignettes by Forbidden Fruit, Sacred Heart..."

Oct. 15, 2004 Column by The Luv Doc

Summer Fun

Galveston's past, present, and future come together at the Balinese Room, a resurrected old casino finding new life as a live venue on the Gulf

"...like the Soapranos or the wildly popular Fannie LaFaye's Burlesque Show. There's even talk about a USO show with..."

May 14, 2004 Features Feature by Kate X Messer

Articulations

The Harry Ransom Center has acquired all the professional and personal materials of profoundly influential acting teacher Stella Adler

"...which includes jazz by Catherine Berry and Eddy Hobizal, burlesque by Kitty Kitty Bang Bang, more music by Tortured..."

April 30, 2004 Arts Column by Robert Faires

TCB

One final SXSW missive

"...included money-grubbing Austin punks the Yuppie Pricks using local burlesque dancer Susan Wayward as a sushi serving tray at..."

March 26, 2004 Music Column by Christopher Gray

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

Picks & Sleepers

"...SuicideGirls Burlesque Show1am, Emo's Annex Before the Internet, porn mavens who..."

March 19, 2004 Music Feature

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Hate war? Love boobs? Burlesque for Peace will let you indulge both passions at..."

Feb. 13, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

TCB

SIMS and Alejandro Escovedo on the mend, plus more hip-hop and SXSW for your shoulder-to-shoulder

"...this club," he figures. A close second was booking burlesque troupe the Suicide Girls, who packed Emo's last weekend:..."

Jan. 23, 2004 Music Column by Christopher Gray

Luv Doc Recommends: Texas Rollergirls Roller Derby

, Sunday, July 20, 2003

"...sport involved. There is competition. There is also booze, burlesque, and bands. (What? You didn’t think rollergirls have roommates?)..."

July 18, 2003 Column by The Luv Doc

Book Review

"Between its title and proximate April Fools' Day release, the casual observer might assume Gerald Nachman's Seriously Funny is some sort of joke book," writes Ken Lieck. "However, its subtitle and subject offer the advanced student of dry humor the opportunity to quip that no, it is the anti-joke book!"

"...by Yahweh to punish the vaudevillians for having false burlesque revues before him. Each proffered something new, unique, and..."

April 18, 2003 Books Feature by Ken Lieck

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